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David a Bramble Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$180k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
111
Grants FY2025
105
Organizations funded FY2024
7%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$16,500
Organizations funded a year
85 to 105
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
9
Total assets, FY2025
$996k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 7% of the organizations David a Bramble Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesHealthHousing & ShelterAnimalsPublic Safety & DisasterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving103$172k7%
FY2024105$163k7%
FY2023104$200k9%
FY2022100$201k7%
FY202199$189k13%
FY202091$161k36%
FY201992$163k11%
FY201885$171k8%
95% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$747kPublic Safety & Disaster$176kHealth$140kReligion$99kAnimals$35kHuman Services$30kEnvironment$26kArts & Culture$24kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
ND
NY
MA
IN
OH
PA
CT
RI
CA
MO
WV
VA
MD
DE
TN
NC
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Kent School Inc$199,00091%
Radcliffe Creek School Inc$110,00091%
Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Company$68,25092%
Chester River Hospital Center Inc$50,00050%
Delta Waterfowl Foundation$39,50060%
Messiah University$26,19730%
Washington & Jefferson College$25,09630%
Elizabethtown College$23,87930%
Kent State University$20,9375n/a
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc$19,91820%
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All grantees of David a Bramble Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Kent School Inc$199,00091%
Radcliffe Creek School Inc$110,00091%
Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Company$68,25092%
Chester River Hospital Center Inc$50,00050%
Delta Waterfowl Foundation$39,50060%
Messiah University$26,19730%
Washington & Jefferson College$25,09630%
Elizabethtown College$23,87930%
Kent State University$20,9375n/a
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc$19,91820%
Columbus College of Art & Design$19,20130%
Mars Hill University$18,45830%
Compass Regional Hospice Inc$17,25050%
McDaniel College Inc$16,30920%
Lehigh University$16,00090%
United Way of Kent County Inc$13,50091%
St Andrew's School of Delaware Inc$13,00090%
Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company Inc$13,00091%
Open Doors Partners in Education Inc$12,88052%
The Maryland Asphalt Association Inc$12,50050%
Arcadia University$11,44620%
Belmont University$11,05820%
Washington College$11,00090%
Chester River Health Foundation Inc$10,00011%
Saint Martins Ministries Inc$10,00090%
Church Hill Volunteer Fire Company Inc$9,00090%
Galena Volunteer Fire Company Inc$9,00090%
Chesapeake College Foundation Inc$9,00090%
Kennedyville Volunteer Fire Company$9,00091%
The Betterton Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated$9,00090%
Sultana Education Foundation Inc$8,50090%
The Gunston School Inc$8,00090%
The St Pauls Schools Inc$8,0009n/a
Wye River Upper School Inc$8,00090%
Gettysburg College$8,00090%
Wilmington University Inc$7,09440%
Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc$6,00060%
Snow Hill Volunteer Fire Co Inc$6,00060%
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc$6,00090%
Fruitland Volunteer Fire Co Inc$6,00060%
Young Mens Christian Association of the Chesapeake Inc$5,50060%
Chester River Association Inc$5,00050%
Massey Air Museum Inc$4,50091%
Homeports Inc$4,50091%
Chesterwye Center Inc$4,10090%
Kent Attainable Housing Inc$4,00061%
Rebuilding Together Eastern Shore Inc$3,75091%
Walk the Walk Foundation$3,50040%
Kent & Queen Anne's Rescue Squadin$3,00030%
Blood Bank of Delmarva Inc$3,00070%
Kent Center Inc$3,00030%
Rochester Institute of Technology$3,00030%
Shorerivers Inc$3,00040%
Hoopers Island Volunteer Fire Co in Hoopers Island Volunteer Fire Co In$3,00031%
The Maryland Food Bank Inc$2,75060%
Mt Olive Ame Church$2,7009n/a
Asbury United Methodist Church$2,7009n/a
Talbot Hospice Foundation Inc$2,50050%
University of Delaware$2,08610%
Havre de Grace Decoy Museum Inc$1,65090%
Wesley Chapel Cemetery Inc$1,5003n/a
Church Hill Theatre Inc$1,12590%
Horizons Delmarva Inc$1,00020%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute$1,00010%
Wesleyan University$1,00010%
Construction Angels Inc$1,00020%
Shore Legal Access Inc$1,00020%
The Pilot School Incorporated$1,00010%
Historical Society of Kent Co Md$90091%
Janes United Methodist Church$9003n/a
Oyster Recovery Partnership Inc$90090%
Upper Shore Aging Inc$75030%
The Humane Society of Kent County Inc$70070%
Haven Ministries Inc$50020%
Kent County Wrestling Boosters Club Inc$30035%
Kent County Christmas Basket Committee Inc$3003n/a
Pathfinders for Autism$25010%
Care for Als Inc$2501n/a
Salisbury Jaycees Foundation Inc$2001n/a
Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage Inc$1001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 93 recipients with no EIN on record ($539k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget David a Bramble Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetKent School Inc: $199,000 over 9y, 1.1% of budgetRadcliffe Creek School Inc: $110,000 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetRock Hall Volunteer Fire Company: $68,250 over 9y, 2.4% of budgetChester River Hospital Center Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDelta Waterfowl Foundation: $39,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMessiah University: $26,197 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWashington & Jefferson College: $25,096 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetElizabethtown College: $23,879 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc: $19,918 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetColumbus College of Art & Design: $19,201 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMars Hill University: $18,458 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCompass Regional Hospice Inc: $17,250 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMcDaniel College Inc: $16,309 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLehigh University: $16,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Kent County Inc: $13,500 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetSt Andrew's School of Delaware Inc: $13,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetChestertown Volunteer Fire Company Inc: $13,000 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetOpen Doors Partners in Education Inc: $12,880 over 5y, 2.2% of budgetThe Maryland Asphalt Association Inc: $12,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetArcadia University: $11,446 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBelmont University: $11,058 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWashington College: $11,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetChester River Health Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSaint Martins Ministries Inc: $10,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetChurch Hill Volunteer Fire Company Inc: $9,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetGalena Volunteer Fire Company Inc: $9,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetChesapeake College Foundation Inc: $9,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetKennedyville Volunteer Fire Company: $9,000 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetThe Betterton Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated: $9,000 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetSultana Education Foundation Inc: $8,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetThe Gunston School Inc: $8,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetWye River Upper School Inc: $8,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetGettysburg College: $8,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetWilmington University Inc: $7,094 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMemorial Hospital Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSnow Hill Volunteer Fire Co Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetChesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetFruitland Volunteer Fire Co Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association of the Chesapeake Inc: $5,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetChester River Association Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetMassey Air Museum Inc: $4,500 over 9y, 1.5% of budgetHomeports Inc: $4,500 over 9y, 1.3% of budgetChesterwye Center Inc: $4,100 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetKent Attainable Housing Inc: $4,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetRebuilding Together Eastern Shore Inc: $3,750 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetWalk the Walk Foundation: $3,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetKent & Queen Anne's Rescue Squadin: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBlood Bank of Delmarva Inc: $3,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 70.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Mid Shore Community Foundation IncMD60.5× affinity27 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Mid Shore Community Foundation Inc · Fordi Family Foundation Inc · Friel Foundation Inc · The Llandaff Family Trust · The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc · W Paul Starkey Foundation · Dock Street Foundation · Barbara L Thomas Foundation · Bernard and Betty Hardesty Charitable Foundation Inc · The Clifton Foundation Inc · The Salmon Foundation Inc · Gladwood Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About David a Bramble Foundation Inc

How much does David a Bramble Foundation Inc give?
David a Bramble Foundation Inc reported 111 grants totaling $179,535 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 85 and 105 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does David a Bramble Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (55%), Public Safety & Disaster (13%), Health (10%).
Who are David a Bramble Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Kent School Inc ($199k), Radcliffe Creek School Inc ($110k), Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Company ($68k).
Does David a Bramble Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 7% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does David a Bramble Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as David a Bramble Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Mid Shore Community Foundation Inc, Fordi Family Foundation Inc, Friel Foundation Inc.
Where is David a Bramble Foundation Inc based?
David a Bramble Foundation Inc is based in MD.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 175 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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